In the grand scheme of my children’s milestones, I expected to get choked up about first words, first steps, first and last days of school, graduations and the like. But ear piercing? Nope, I never expected my kids getting their ears pierced to be any big thing. Well, this weekend my 7-year-old daughter got her […]
Happy Father’s Day to Our Rock
This weekend we celebrate our rock: my husband and the father of my children. He is solid, strong and formidable. We always know that he will be there for us. May this be a very happy weekend full of love for all the fathers that are rocks. While we celebrate these fantastic fathers, let […]
How Half Moon Bay Turned My Crappy Day Into a Happy Day
Let’s just say that the day started with tears, tantrums and more tears. You would think that the tears and tantrums would have come from my 7 or 10-year-old, but no, they came from me. What can I say? I am human, hormonal and on occasion prone to the dramatic. With a start like that, […]
Our Day at Chrissy Field
The wind was being playful and the sun was shining when we headed to Chrissy Field to: Play frisbee Make friends with ladybugs Admire buildings Take pictures And enjoy the kind of life balance that only nature can provide. Chrissy Field is a 130-acre former U.S. Army airforce field that is now a part of […]
Visiting Clarion Alley in San Francisco
Clarion Alley in San Francisco’s Mission District is always a fun visit. It’s an alley that is one block long and runs between17th and 18th and Mission and Valencia. In 1992, a collective of six artists established the Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP). The Mission of CAMP is to support and produce socially engaged and […]
A Day at Moss Beach
When most people think of spending a day at the beach in California, they probably picture sun and bathing suits, but as you can see that is not always the case. Most of the time when we go to beaches in the Bay area, we’re bundled up from head to toe because brrrrr. This weekend […]
A Mother’s Day Letter to Myself
I thought I would write a Mother’s Day letter to myself this year because I deserve to praise myself. I put a lot of effort into this motherhood gig and I’m not even going to pretend to humble brag, I’m going to full on brag. I don’t always feel great about myself as a mother, […]
The Flying Chancla Report: Chancla Lands 95-Year-Old Abuela in Jail
This week’s The Flying Chancla Report is a cautionary tale of how the use of a chancla got Hattie Reynolds, a 95-year-old grandmother from Daytona Beach, Florida arrested. What had happened was… Hattie was pissed because her 46-year-old granddaughter Janeen Williams was laying in bed “soaking up the air conditioning” that Hattie pays good money […]
Science Fair Activities and Fun
My daughters’ school hosted a science fair this weekend and I have to say it was WAY more fun than I expected it to be. I mean I expected it to be fun, but they far exceeded my expectations. The kids were given passports and every time they completed a project at one of the […]
The Flying Chancle Report: Death by Burrito Challenge
Hola Chulas y Chulos! Greetings to you from me and my flying chancla. Today we came across a crazy challenge that Taco Del Mar in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia has issued for Cinco de Mayo. What’s the burrito challenge? There’s a 5 pound burrito challenge coming to Metro Vancouver! If you can finish this […]